“So, I suppose MySQL’s main competitor is Oracle?” is a frequent
question I get asked by the press. “Well, we don’t really compete
heads-on with other databases. We co-exist! Just as an example:
Over a third of respondents in an Oracle User Group survey said
they also use MySQL”, I answer.

The reporter then continues “But everyone has a main competitor.
Don’t you plan for people to migrate from Oracle to MySQL?”. I
continue with “Not really. Migrations do happen, but not all that
often. MySQL tends to be used in new applications.”

“But surely you must have some competitive
atmosphere, or equivalent feelings towards Oracle.” The reporter
never gives up. “Don’t you at least internally joke about your
relationship with Oracle?”.

And that’s where I will now have a new answer for whichever
reporter nexts goes …

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